ESCP bachelor: Advice on what to do

Hello everyone,

I’m about to start my bachelor’s at ESCP, but I recently learned about the whole Prépa → Grande École route in France. It seems like the bachelor’s degree doesn’t really carry much weight.

I won't be spending much money on tuition as I got a financial aid scholarship, making it relatively cheap( ~ 8,000 per year).  At this point, switching schools isn’t on the table.

I am not sure what I want to do as a career, and it's probably not IB(possibly consulting). All advice and honest takes are appreciated. Thanks!

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Bachelors don't hold weight in France... if you go this route you will be better off doing an MSc abroad. Yes, in France the system works with prepa + PGE... at the rythm that French corporates and HR move it will not change any time soon... Would be better to do a bachelor outside France if you want to go this route and apply again next year and then apply to the PGE....

 
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